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IOKitServer.h

Include Path:

<IOKit/IOKitServer.h>
Path:

/System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Versions/A/Headers/IOKitServer.h
Includes:
<IOKit/IOTypes.h>
<IOKit/IOKitKeys.h>
<IOKit/OSMessageNotification.h>
<mach/kmod.h>

Overview

This header contains internal definitions used in communication between the I/O Kit user library and the I/O Kit Catalog.


Enumerations

IOCatalogueGetData

enum { 
    kIOCatalogGetContents = 1, 
    kIOCatalogGetModuleDemandList = 2, 
    kIOCatalogGetCacheMissList = 3, 
    kIOCatalogGetROMMkextList = 4 
};
Constants
kIOCatalogGetContents

Returns a snapshot of the database to the caller.

Discussion
user-client flags

IOCatalogueReset

enum { 
    kIOCatalogResetDefault = 1 
};
Constants
kIOCatalogResetDefault

Removes all entries from IOCatalogue except those used for booting the system.

Discussion
user-client flag

IOCatalogueSendData

enum { 
    kIOCatalogAddDrivers = 1, 
    kIOCatalogAddDriversNoMatch, 
    kIOCatalogRemoveDrivers, 
    kIOCatalogRemoveDriversNoMatch, 
    kIOCatalogStartMatching, 
    kIOCatalogRemoveKernelLinker, 
    kIOCatalogKextdFinishedLaunching 
};
Constants
kIOCatalogAddDrivers

Signals a call to the addDrivers function in IOCatalogue.

kIOCatalogAddDriversNoMatch

Signals a call to the addDrivers function in IOCatalogue but does not start a matching thread.

kIOCatalogRemoveDrivers

Signals a call to the removeDrivers function in IOCatalogue.

kIOCatalogRemoveDriversNoMatch

Signals a call to the removeDrivers function in IOCatalogue but does not start a matching thread.

kIOCatalogStartMatching

Signals the IOCatalogue to start an IOService matching thread.

Discussion
user-client flags.

IOCatalogueTerminate

enum { 
    kIOCatalogModuleUnload = 1, 
    kIOCatalogModuleTerminate, 
    kIOCatalogServiceTerminate 
};
Constants
kIOCatalogModuleUnload

Terminates all services which depend on a particular module and unloads the module.

kIOCatalogModuleTerminate

Terminates all services which depend on a particular module but does not unload the module.

kIOCatalogServiceTerminate

Terminates a particular service by name.

Discussion
user-client flags.

IOMakeMatching

enum { 
    kIOServiceMatching = 100, 
    kIOBSDNameMatching = 101, 
    kIOOFPathMatching = 102 
};
Constants
kIOServiceMatching
kIOBSDNameMatching
kIOOFPathMatching

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Last Updated: 2009-02-23